Not exact matches
The app was originally launched in Asia and Africa, but Facebook later made it available in
developed countries that also have regions with weak infrastructure, or where users are trying to save
on their surfing
packages.
The solutions examined were: fighting tuberculosis through drugs and improved case identification; getting cheap drugs that treat acute heart disease to
developing countries; combining a malaria prevention
package (mosquito nets, DDT spray, etc.) with subsidies
on new treatments; expanding immunization and micronutrient coverage for children in
developing nations; tobacco taxes in
developing nations; and a multiple ‐ intervention approach to preventing and treating H.I.V. / AIDS; making investments in hospitals.
As it stands, the onus is
on the
developed world to make deep cuts in emissions while providing a finance
package for the
developing countries that will bear the brunt of climate change impacts.
The training
package aims to support
countries in the quantification of emission in ports through the development of port emissions assessments (both ocean and landbased, including emissions from cargo handling equipment, trucks, rail etc.) and providing guidance
on how to
develop strategies for port emission reduction.
-- A
package of details
on how to monitor, report and verify emissions reductions by
developed countries and climate protection actions taken by poorer ones, or MRV in UN jargon.